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A document parser that handles reconciliation end to end and hands a human the exceptions rather than the queue. Aimed at solar ops teams, charging only when it actually works.
In short: Extraction Reconciler for Solar is a document parser aimed at solar ops managers, covering reconciliation. It scores 72/100 on AltF Ideas, carried by demand (91) and held back by moat (29). Typical pricing is $1.1k–$21k per customer per year, with a first version reachable in a weekend for $2.5k–$6.0k.
Solar teams lose two ledgers that never agree and nobody can say why. In most solar businesses this job has never had software written for it. The error rate is tolerated because measuring it would cost more than the errors.
A document parser that handles reconciliation end to end and hands a human the exceptions rather than the queue. Revenue is seat saas, which suits a buyer who wants the cost to track the value rather than the seat count.
| Total addressable market | $1.0B |
|---|---|
| Category growth (CAGR) | 27% |
| Annual contract value | $1.1k – $21k |
| Pricing model | Seat SaaS |
| Time to first revenue | 43 days |
| Startup cost to MVP | $2.5k – $6.0k |
| Build effort | Weekend |
Document parsing stopped needing per-layout templates. Solar is growing at roughly 24% a year, and this job has not been re-tooled since it was designed around paper.
| Who | The gap |
|---|---|
| The incumbent suite | Sells a platform; this job is one neglected module inside it |
| An internal hire | Works until volume doubles, then breaks again |
| A vertical competitor | Priced and scoped for enterprise accounts, not this segment |
The data you need lives on paper in a back office; digitisation is half the product.
An idea you cannot act on is entertainment. Four concrete steps, wired to tools already running on AltFTool.
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